ISBN: 9781421409535

[ED: Taschenbuch], [PU: John Hopkins University Press], Neuware - Superman swoops to rescue a beautiful woman from a vicious mugger. Spiderman wrestles with the morality of how to use his… More...

[ED: Taschenbuch], [PU: John Hopkins University Press], Neuware - Superman swoops to rescue a beautiful woman from a vicious mugger. Spiderman wrestles with the morality of how to use his powersfor personal gain or the goodwill of his fellow human beings Through a series of close readings of DC and Marvel comics, Marco Arnaudo examines the religious and mythological elements of superhero comics and uncovers the influence of the classical epic and the Baroque style on the genre. Superheroes embody the most positive and inclusive aspects of American culture. Arnaudo asserts that, amidst the exciting action, tender love stories, and tales of self-sacrifice, superheroes are role models for tolerance and moral decision making. Translated for the first time into English, The Myth of the Superhero looks beyond the cape, the mask, and the super powers, presenting a serious study of the genre and its place in a broader cultural context. -, DE, [SC: 19.90], Neuware, gewerbliches Angebot, 228 x 152 x 14 mm, [GW: 302g], PayPal, Kreditkarte, Offene Rechnung, Banküberweisung, Offene Rechnung (Vorkasse vorbehalten), Internationaler Versand<

2013, ISBN: 1421409534

[EAN: 9781421409535], Neubuch, [SC: 21.79], [PU: Johns Hopkins University Press Mai 2013], Neuware - Superman swoops to rescue a beautiful woman from a vicious mugger. Spiderman wrestles … More...

[EAN: 9781421409535], Neubuch, [SC: 21.79], [PU: Johns Hopkins University Press Mai 2013], Neuware - Superman swoops to rescue a beautiful woman from a vicious mugger. Spiderman wrestles with the morality of how to use his powers¿for personal gain or the goodwill of his fellow human beings Through a series of close readings of DC and Marvel comics, Marco Arnaudo examines the religious and mythological elements of superhero comics and uncovers the influence of the classical epic and the Baroque style on the genre. Superheroes embody the most positive and inclusive aspects of American culture. Arnaudo asserts that, amidst the exciting action, tender love stories, and tales of self-sacrifice, superheroes are role models for tolerance and moral decision making. Translated for the first time into English, The Myth of the Superhero looks beyond the cape, the mask, and the super powers, presenting a serious study of the genre and its place in a broader cultural context. 216 pp. Englisch<

ISBN: 9781421409535

A refugee from his broken planet who saves earth (more than once), Superman was sent to America as his father's final act before dying. Does this make him the ultimate immigrant success s… More...

A refugee from his broken planet who saves earth (more than once), Superman was sent to America as his father's final act before dying. Does this make him the ultimate immigrant success story? Disillusioned with a crime-filled world, Bruce Wayne seeks guidance from a shaman and transforms himself into the flawlessly moral Batman. Through a series of close readings of DC and Marvel comics, Marco Arnaudo explores the influence of religion and myth on superhero stories as well as their relationship to the classical epic and baroque style. Superheroes embody the most positive and inclusive aspects of American culture. Arnaudo asserts that, amidst the exciting action, tender love stories, and tales of self-sacrifice, superheroes are role models for tolerance and moral decision making. Translated for the first time into English, The Myth of the Superhero looks beyond the cape, the mask, and the superpowers, presenting a serious study of the genre and its place in a broader cultural context. Books<

ISBN: 9781421409535

Paperback, [PU: Johns Hopkins University Press], Translated for the first time into English, The Myth of the Superhero looks beyond the cape, the mask, and the superpowers, presenting a s… More...

Paperback, [PU: Johns Hopkins University Press], Translated for the first time into English, The Myth of the Superhero looks beyond the cape, the mask, and the superpowers, presenting a serious study of the genre and its place in a broader cultural context., Literary Theory, Literary Studies: From C 1900 -, Literary Studies: Fiction, Novelists & Prose Writers, Graphic Novels: Superheroes, Graphic Novels: Superheroes, Popular Culture<